FIRESTONE WORLD BESTOS COMPANY ASBESTOS BRAKE PADS PROMO FILM "STOPPING POWER" 1950s TRUCKS 65344

[@georgemartin1436]

WOW! This asbestos stuff is a miracle! Let's use it EVERYWHERE!

[@qwerty4real796]

sadly the same thing has happend with plastic

[@pbjracing14yearsago49]

@@qwerty4real796 and plastics have arguably caused more damage...

[@UrielX1212]

Well it was good shit.

[@mattbanks3517]

Not much more dangerous than fiberglass

[@MrYAMAHA32177]

Lets get this in a liquid form, make up a scary disease, and force all to inject it@!

[@andrewnardo1021]

I work on old farm equipment a decent amount (pre 1950s) and it’s hard to find places that will do brake and clutch re-lines because of the asbestos. I resorted to drilling the rivets myself before taking the shoe or disk to the shop. All I do is coat the whole thing in oil and keep the oil on it as I drill, then dunk the part in gas. As for dust in the drum or bell housing I take a brush that’s dripping in oil and lather the whole thing, then spray it down with solvent with a big pan under it, then dump it in a used oil container. I mean I get it, but if you handle everything in a smart way to avoid airborne dust you’re fine.

[@mattbanks3517]

Thats a good way to deal with it, will take note for any fiberglass or asbestos projects

[@myassizitchy]

think if u js did it normally with a filter thingy on ud be ok. ive done clutches and.brakes on 18wheelera for 26 yrs.u cant live life constantly worrying about stuff

[@andrewnardo1021]

@@myassizitchy it isn’t living in fear, if the dust can become airborne again it will, with or without a respirator, that’s what the oils for. If I can do something to offset any risk then I will. Like I said it isn’t being scared, just thinking ahead

[@hotsauce2446]

Especially with those procedures your exposure to it would be very low or non existent. The people who suffer from exposure to asbestos we're exposed to it for years on a regular basis.

[@hotsauce2446]

​@@myassizitchyHe does have a point here, wearing a proper respirator that can filter asbestos which is very cheap ($20) would be fine. Maybe do it outside too either way.

[@adamlipsky8010]

*KNOCK KNOCK* - "Who's there?" - "Mesothelioma!" - "OK, come in."

[@forza223bowe5]

Can’t get mesothelioma from chrysotile

[@User0000000000000004]

@@forza223bowe5 Yes you can! Chryslerite is where Mesothelioma particles live until you inhale them! You don't know nothing about scients.

[@ArmyOne519]

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[@jamesturnbaugh8494]

I started working on cars, you actually drilled out rivets on the shoes and pads and installed those linings. It is a wonder I don't have lung cancer, our shop would remove the drums and blow out the dust with compressed air, no mask or anything. I can't believe that guy just scooped up a bucket of friable asbestos with out at least a dust mask. I guess they blamed all the lung cancer on smoking.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

I think the other compounds in the brake lining mixture stabilized the asbestos fibres by holding them together, even in brake dust. Even in home insulation claddings it is safe UNTIL there is a break and the microscopic fibers are dispersed in the air and are breathed.

[@xluumu]

@jason9022 Asbestos was used in car brake linings until the 1980's, so a garage would have been dealing with asbestos brakes well in to the 90's.

[@misium]

Id like to see the Asbestos executives fighting it out with Tobacco executives over who is more deadly...

[@RalphRacc00N]

​@@xluumu Its very much still out there, The ban only started in 2019.

[@RalphRacc00N]

@@misium you need to search "kent cigarettes asbestos filter" the power of two unite!

[@DrogoBaggins987]

Seeing the way that material was handled made me cringe. I bet that everyone is that factory had their lives shortened from those materials. I really liked the computer they had though.

[@georgemartin1436]

Only a VERY FEW of those people even wore face masks!

[@soapflakes]

IBM 1401!

[@nyki7fykxtjxyi]

People are just vaginas these days

[@Boemel]

@@soapflakes i have a 3705 control panel someone salvaged -snuck outside in his van- when demolishing a factory in eindhoven.

[@BrassLock]

Mmmm . . . Yummy Asbestos! We all used to breathe that stuff up for years because all brake pads used it, so in cities all around the world, air was contaminated. The guys who specialised in repairing and refurbishing brakes used to blast the drums clean with compressed air.

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

I was one of those guys, in the early 80's. They were only starting to experiment with alternative materials.... One Mechanic at the Dealer always wore a dust mask and gloves whenever working on Brakes or Clutches. And we all LAUGHED at him. I believe he has the last laugh. Three guys I knew died of Lung Cancer, I have spots on my Lungs, and have had two Pulmonary Embolisms. No Cancer - YET. Brakes were made that way since the 1910's..... Wonder why it took so long.

[@herpnderpn2484]

The general populace was safe. It was really only the folks in the fields dealing with it all the time in pulverized form. That poor guy cutting open the bags of it in the mixing plant for instance. I doubt the guys doing the road work had any issue.

[@knunyabeasewhacks8744]

I've been a mechanic since 1998, worked on a lot of older cars... No one takes the risk seriously because the modern standard is ceramics, and people overlook the risks. You should look into the use of asbestos in asphalt paving materials. That stuff was used everywhere and is still on some streets!

[@knunyabeasewhacks8744]

@@CarminesRCTipsandTricks I know what you mean man... I can't tell ya how many times I put myself at risk when I was young and stupid. I do myself have a spot in one of my lungs 8mm in size that I've had to get CT scans every 6 months, to monitor the last few years. So far, so good.

[@VariableRecall]

@@knunyabeasewhacks8744 I believe Periscope has a video on that as well.

[@edplaysdrums8435]

I work on elevators, even today it is still very common for old lifts to still have these brakes

[@bravodelta3083]

The dust in those factories, 'ye god's....

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

there is a whole town that breath as much asbestos dust by sitting around the back porch on a windy day...

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

@@joseph-mariopelerin7028 The one in Russia called Asbestos? Or that big mine in Canada nobody likes to talk about?

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

Canada? Never heard of it :p

[@warphammer]

An IBM 305 RAMAC. That was pretty high tech for the time!

[@hypercube33]

I love the THINK logo above it.

[@johnlozowski102]

An old-timer told me recently that asbestos was in everything back then. Until the lawsuits in the 1970s. Asbestos was the miracle mineral!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

My dad has been driving trucks for nearly three decades, including in the United States Army. Believe it or not, fires from overheated brakes do still happen on modern tractor/trailers.

[@pinkipromise]

how is that related to your dad driving in the army

[@myassizitchy]

well yeah they do I see it almost every week on a road call usually on the weekends for some reason but it happens alot

[@dong6839]

It's not the asbestos that starts on fire, it's the oil and grease around it, and once it's lit, the dust buildup on the inside of the wheel burns because it's caked together with oil and grime/grease. But the brake pads /shoes themselves won't ignite.

[@chrisforgan731]

normally it the leaked axle grease or oil that ignites not the brake lining

[@Franklin-jj4jz]

These people lived long happy lives. This was back when asbestos wasn't dangerous.

[@frontier_conflict]

Chain smoking and Asbestos breaks 😂 got to love it

[@closetedhippie]

*Beavis* "what is asbestos?" *Butt-head* "uh, some sorta health food...."

[@Ctrl-XYZ]

This film is from 1965, not the 1950s.

[@AfterDark33]

Well, based on the the "RAMAC" computer they used, this was recorded between 1956 and 1962, as RAMAC was deemed obsolete by then.

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

what's your point?? lol

[@iwanaGoFast2010]

At least they have a few mask there. But that might be for the Coronavirus.

[@stevenheiser6888]

It was only a matter of time until the virus learned to time travel

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

@@stevenheiser6888 you don't get it... the virus have been here before us... humans just got so flimsy by the years, what a shame....

[@User0000000000000004]

"Haha, all these people died early deaths probably gasping for air like a drowning victim. What an opportunity for a coronavirus joke because face mask!" You asshole.

[@AcornElectron]

I got mesothelioma just from watching this ..

[@cargo4441]

After seeing that video I want a Camel non filtered cigarette.

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

Best cigarette choice those filters are bad.

[@tomtheplummer7322]

Asbestos and resin smells so good 😊

[@luisreyes1963]

Another fine film about the deadly material known as asbestos. ☠️

[@terminal2004]

"STOPPING POWER": I thought it's a video about calibers.

[@irocitZ]

Takes me back to a simpler time

[@MrJackanand]

As a lifetime do it yourselfer/handiman, I remember plumbing pipe insulation that we'd remove to save on outrageous crews of hazmat suited crew removal costs, countless brake jobs, wallboard used for furnace rooms and even massive shower rooms. No witnesses though. Still wondering why I wheeze so much in my 60s. Guess it;ll stay a mystery......

[@pacificbuildingcare]

Very sad that people didn't know the dangers of asbestos

[@AcornElectron]

CTM they definitely knew. Just businesses didn’t care and legislators were lobbied and payed off.

[@Impreza-bj5jh]

Retro Jeejee Jesus that's even sadder

[@danr1920]

No the sad part was the people in the high places did know the dangers.

[@johncoops6897]

Everyone knew the dangers of asbestos, even the workers. Same as smoking... everyone knows it is dangerous, but people still do it. High risk jobs pay the highest, that is why they work there.

[@clonSanG]

They knew about the dangers 60years before this

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Never heard of World Bestos, but heard of Ferodo. I can see the business of brakes was and still is huge. All those vehicles, tractors, machines, aircraft, boats etc. Just mind boggling. In a way its good that these "brake" companies standardized brake parts. Today, you can still order a 1950's brake or clutch as they were used or still used across a wide range of vehicles/machines.

[@viktormichael821]

"Boats..."??

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

@@viktormichael821 In their clutch systems. There are also brake bands for various machinery on boats/ships.

[@viktormichael821]

@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 I was actually thinking that. Well, along those lines. Like, centrifugal "stopping". Thank you for the response!

[@Jurgh909]

Wish I had a good job at The World Bestos company. Gotta hand it to them, the name was pretty catchy.

[@sekovittol3124]

I bet you'd work asbestos you could.

[@luisreyes1963]

And remember to stay alive "asbestos" you can. ☠️

[@sekovittol3124]

@@luisreyes1963 That's how my a$$ is best.

[@wallywalt]

I sat in a caboose for a dozen years... imagine 120 cars with 8 wheels each coming to a halt or slowing down....

[@greenfuzz13]

"They died so that we might stop"

[@irocitZ]

Haha

[@Daledavispratt]

..takes me back to a time when water pipes were made with lead and dinnerware with pewter.

[@jakmak1199]

not forgetting Lead in petrol, lead in paint,lead in pencils, mercury in dental fillings and light tubes, DDT in insect control and aluminium in baby talc, things were a lot simpler back then. 😷

[@sekovittol3124]

@@jakmak1199 And smoking was recommended by 4/5 of Dr.s.

[@chopperdown9114]

poor lost souls in this video just to make the boss happy and shareholders prosper

[@johnharbaugh9471]

Prior to changing careers, I worked for WFE (White Farm Equipment) now AGCO. All of the Oliver, MM, Silver King and White tractors and combines used organic material (asbestos). When we did clutch or brake work we had a choice Semi Metallic or Organic based materials.

[@Aranimda]

Great! How do I order?

[@garyallowayjralloway2126]

Everytime I see them open a bag of asbestos and just run their hands in it 😂

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

12:45 i like that: '' make sure its visually ookaay''

[@mikepekala832]

The upside is you could raise a family of 5 right outa high school at a job like that.

[@michaelr4063]

I think my iPad just got cancer watching this.

[@shawnbaraw2637]

I live 6 miles from that asbestos mine... no joke

[@95blahblahhaha]

WHY ARE WE NOT USING THIS TODAY?????? We need to get with the times!!!!! I wonder if i can use this stuff in the walls of my house too🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@LaPabst]

All this and Cancer too??? Awesome.

[@eddjordan2399]

Its great stuff.

[@Jakek200]

50 ton rigs that seems a little high doesn't it? Or am I wrong? And I imagine 250hp with that much weight would've been abysmal performance (I know I know torque is more important here but still)

[@clonSanG]

Use to work in a relining shop the old guys that were there you knew they were done for

[@rudy.von.thisenhausen]

The guy's in the movie died all of an horrible painfully death. Asbestos is one of the deadliest natural substâncias, banned in Almost all of the world. In the Australian outback, there are several mines that were quasy exclusively explored by arborigenous community's the highest early death levels in the world. The fight to ban asbestos finished items, mining and to ban asbestos was one of the largest lawsuit in Australia leaving large parts of Australia unsuitable for human life. Asbestosis is the name of this terrible sickness with no cure.

[@headninjadog8120]

God bless the USA

[@thomaskramer2266]

6:06 Finally someone with at least some PPE

[@chopperdown9114]

yep i remember using a air hose to blow the dust out of a brake drum and inside rim at a garage as work experience job for 2 weeks while studying 10th grade

[@yowpyowp7374]

A snoozer of a film, though I cringed watching the one guy scooping up handfuls of asbestos powder. The opening music is C-108 Documentary March Main Title and the closing music is C-108B Document March End Title by Bill Loose from the Capitol Hi-Q library.

[@mtsarkful]

Surprising to see some of the workers wearing masks, was it just because of dust?

[@chopperdown9114]

i feel like a cigarette after watching this video

[@DodgeCity111]

Stopping power yes stopping you from living.

[@clonSanG]

Did u see the guy with the bucket spreading the asbestos around like it was snow

[@RumblePirate]

How many did file for health claims

[@ArmyOne519]

Had plenty during my Military Service. Now i have COPD from Asbestos 🙄🇺🇸

[@johncoops6897]

I think this is from the 1960's, not the 50's.

[@normcameron2316]

I started mechanicing almost 50 years ago, when it was just becoming common knowledge asbestos is bad. I just feel lucky I haven't been seriously affected by it...yet. I look at these poor unknowing workers and wonder how many suffered diminished breathing capacity at the minimum or a slow agonizing death at the worst. Sadly this stuff is still being mined and used around the world. Sadly the new ceramic based brake linings may not be as nasty, but they are still nasty. Wear your respirator, dust mask just doesn't cut it.

[@misium]

What are modern brake linings made out of?

[@8bitter696]

Either ceramic or fiberglass, I could be wrong

[@RandomShit169]

Carbon fibre, and the dust from it is also very toxic.

[@sekovittol3124]

The fossilised skin of Fred Flinstone's heel.

[@nyki7fykxtjxyi]

5:26 OH YEAH!!!!

[@Boemel]

Now new cars will probably even have brake dust collectors and its not even asbestos and normal tire wear is polluting the air of fine dust they say.

[@goldslinger]

I came here for the asbestos comments

[@WATERDOG300]

Raybestos brakes were good brake shoes.

[@boballmendinger3799]

Still are!

[@rodneydaub3812]

Most people working around asbestos in this film are not even wearing breathing protection

[@KENARDO]

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to compensation.

[@1995jug]

Them poor workers if they only knew what was down the road for them.

[@intercommerce]

I want a job in the asbestos factory

[@skylinefever]

Well, you could get a job in the "Asbestos abatement" industry. That is the business of removing asbestos from old buildings and disposing of it where nobody can breathe the dust.

[@johnquest3102]

Mesothelioma

[@pinkipromise]

17:31 gopro hypersmooth

[@LGZ024]

Jeez and I thought I had a toxic work environment.

[@lars-gunnarastrom4535]

The rims of todays cars uses to be dirty too fast. The rims is sprayed by black fog. Before during the use of asbesto brake pads the rims was clean.

[@BavarianM]

All those people working without masks Jeez

[@QuakeWorldTeamFortress]

8:40 🤔🤔

[@markusbrandhuber9043]

Insert Coffin Meme here

[@ssstugatz]

Welcome to KZbin... Here's another 19 minutes of precious brain power up in smoke...pooooof!

[@braydenbledsoe3252]

yeeeeeeepppppppp

[@thedelta88]

asbestosisthebestos

[@tomtheplummer7322]

Smoke em if ya got em.

[@SeriousSchitt]

Poor 'Patty'. I wonder how her biological air filters are doing, after advertising for asbestos?

[@specialopsdave]

BRAKE DUST

[@timpies6592]

What's with the fake timestamp?

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[@timpies6592]

@@PeriscopeFilm Great explanation - thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@livingaboard]

Everybody in this movie is dead

[@RinksRides]

..so thats what death looks like! Gee goly!

[@Masterdebator881]

This is what happens when you listen to government. Tell you it’s safe and turns out to be toxic.

[@tubester4567]

Private companies pushed these products, and like cigarettes, the companies knew about the dangers long before the government did, but they chose to hide the information to make money. Private companies used to sell all kinds of poisonous and deadly products before government regulations were introduced.

[@jusb1066]

@@tubester4567 no doubt corporate money bought a nice delay to regulations, with a nice bought and paid for mob owned president an congress

[@HappyHarryHardon]

Just like hydroxychloroquine.

[@3xfaster]

Ha, a stocked warehouse now is an insurance liability, they only keep a bare bones minimum now a day because the insurance value they get dictates their on hand parts budget. Can’t keep a $4000 part sitting on shelf because it’s hi value, but still wount stock a $2 bolt that holds a brake drum to the spindle because of their frequent re-use and infrequent replacement, so they consider it a dead part and don’t re-order it.

[@rapman5791]

It’s something else ain’t it?? It don’t make sense sometimes

[@robertmccardle5113]

ban asbestos but l can still buy cigarettes. . asbestos companys shoulda hired cigarette lobby . just a thought.

[@kapioskapiopoylos7338]

5:26 yeap, that guy dead. causes unkown...

[@erik61801]

everyone in this video is dead.

[@eddo1983]

Not wearing a respirator... Not very smart

[@boredfartless4221]

Worlds Bestos LOL

[@0MoTheG]

No women were hurt in the making of these products.

[@wtxrailfan]

MAGA! Bring back asbestos, the wonder mineral.

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

I still cut rivets on mechanical rear drum motorcycle brakes and rivet new linings preferably nos asbestos. I am just careful with it. I miss the days of asbestos linings on drum brakes and friction disks on clutches they wore great.

[@johncoops6897]

The old "metal and asbestos" pads were awesome.

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

@@johncoops6897 The ones that took the heat and were an organic metallic yes. They used a similar blend on clutches too that wore like iron. So were the grinding disks and sharpening stones that contained asbestos they cut and wore much better. Was the wick material of choice in the early "wickless" design stoves and heaters. Asbestos is a weird deal because there is nothing else like it yet sadly it causes cancer and other serious health problems. Are you referring to the old Airheart brake pads ?

[@johncoops6897]

@@sswcustomsewing4276 - the pads that I am referring to were called "Metal King" however they were made in Australia back in the 1980s by a local division of Ferodo or Bendix (can't remember now). They changed the formula many times since, and the name still exists for a non-asbestos product.

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

@@johncoops6897 Yes the Bendix pads oddly you can occasionally find those nos on ebay for certain applications.

[@johncoops6897]

@@sswcustomsewing4276 - I still have an empty box for them, which is what reminded me!